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I work abroad, and arranged to meet the wife and kids in The Gambia for Christmas/ winter holiday (nice place BTW) I arrived and met them there on Xmas eve, and on Boxing day, out of the blue, wife told me she wanted a separation. That night so as not to upset the kids I elected to fly straight...

Reading some posts here on Queen rearing, it just occurred to me that in all my years of bee keeping I do not recall ever seeing a QC or Drone Cells drawn above the Queen excluder ( I use a National Hive and WBC hive). Any thoughts why? I mean why should the workers know that a space the...

Hi All, I went to the Tam O'Shanter Urban Farm - Farm in Wirral this weekend and in their apiary I saw a beehive I could not recognise. Can anyone identify the beehive arrowed please? There was no one responsible for the bees on duty to ask. Thx

It never ceases to amaze me how prices of some items can sell more at auction on ebay than if purchased new from reputable bee suppliers. I was looking at a 2 year old used bee strainer on ebay that in the end went for a total of £20.50 inc delivery yet brand new can be purchased online for...

I am absolutely dismayed at the attitudes of some of the posts on the Beehaus. Generally the rancour seems to caused due to Omlett: Getting Worldwide TV coverage Encouraging new people to a hobby Modernising and re-designing a hive Selling Beekeeping with modern marketing methods Selling the...

All, When I log in and get confirmation I am logged in, and after reading a few posts, a message appears and tells me to log in or register. I cannot continue on the forum until I log in again. This is quite irritating...any ideas what is wrong, or what I am doing wrong?

Has anyone any experience of Plastic foundation, or where to get it? I fancy experimenting with this in two new hives I am assembling to take over from my 2 lost hives last year. Thoughts and experiences please and gratefully received.

Have watched videos of hedgerow pete 'beekeeping in a shed' and must say I am fascinated, as I have never seen this done before. My main questions are: 1. When frames are checked how do bees get back into their hive from the inside of the shed? 2. Is there much risk of bees robbing honey with...

Hi I really enjoyed the youtube video by hedgerow pete on how to make a nuc box. Is there any chance of a set of dimensions/ a drawing being included in the forum, as I would like to make one and test it out this summmer. thx